to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
the people; the public; the world
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
intention; personal opinion
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
previous generation; former ages
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
fortune-telling; divination
completion of construction
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
8000; eight thousand; many
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
standing close together; bristling (with)
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
besides; moreover; in addition
Xiongnu (ancient Central Asian nomadic people associated with the Huns)
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
benighted lands outside of imperial influence
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
Metal Horse (7th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1930, 1990, 2050)
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
somehow; somewhat; seemingly